Is Portchester Court in Wolverton a nice place to live?

Portchester Court is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Portchester Court is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Portchester Court is located in the Loughton & Shenley ward of the Milton Keynes district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 52.034664, -0.797694
Grid Ref SP825380
Suburb Loughton and Great Holm
Constituency Milton Keynes South
Postcodes MK8 9DU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Portchester Court in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Portchester Court, Buckinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Portchester Court during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Portchester Court and compared that to the average for the Loughton & Shenley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Portchester Court, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Loughton & Shenley ward

Social economic statistics for Portchester Court

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Portchester Court is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Portchester Court is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Portchester Court experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Portchester Court are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Portchester Court involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Portchester Court are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Portchester Court are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Portchester Court, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Portchester Court are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Portchester Court

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Portchester Court.

Unemployment in Portchester Court

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.76% of Portchester Court residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Portchester Court

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Portchester Court. The proportion of retirees on Portchester Court is 9.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.18% of Portchester Court residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Portchester Court

The proportion of home owners on Portchester Court is 26.35% lower than the national average of 62%. 15.65% of properties in Portchester Court are private rented and 37.39% are social rented.
35.65% of residents of Portchester Court own their home

Country of Birth of Portchester Court residents

The proportion if Portchester Court residents born in the UK is 9.47% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.82% of Portchester Court residents were born outside the UK.
73.18% of Portchester Court residents were born in the UK

Portchester Court Summary

Portchester Court has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Portchester Court maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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